Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Union Bank Hosts Over 200 Participants at the Second Edition of its Google Powered Digital Training Workshop in Oko, Anambra State:

Union Bank,
Nigeria’s leading innovative financial institution, affirms its partnership with
Google as it hosted on 18th Of July, over 200 participants at the
sophomore edition of its digital training workshop for the students of the
Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State.

After
a successful first edition at the Ventures Platform Abuja, also in partnership
with Google, Union Bank continues on its journey to train and empower Nigerian
youths with basic digital skills.

“With
almost a century of experience and heritage in Nigeria’s financial sector,
Union Bank is an institution that understands the need to keep evolving,
learning and growing to stay relevant in today’s fast paced economy” said Omotola Oyebanjo, Head of
Communications and Media, Union Bank, while addressing the students.

“We
aim to keep delivering this across the country and our goal is to equip
Nigerian youths with the basic digital skills needed to discover learning
materials online, build businesses, create jobs and contribute to the overall
economic growth of the country.” she concluded.

The
Google powered workshop is also aimed at helping more Nigerians play an
integral part in the digital technology economy.

“We’re
excited that Union bank is supporting our work to provide free digital
trainings to young Nigerians. With over 97 million online subscribers, Nigeria
continues to be one of the highest online populations in the world. And this
presents big opportunities for economic growth. We believe that with the right
digital skills, young Nigerians can better leverage the Internet to start and
grow businesses, create employment for themselves and others, and boost
economic growth in Nigeria.” said Bunmi
Banjo, Digital Education Lead, Google Africa.

With
topics ranging from content creation, digital strategy, web design, social
media and app development, the free digital skills workshop gives millennials
access to fundamental digital skills, enabling them to independently open up a
world of opportunities for themselves.